NEWARK, N.J. -- When the New Jersey Devils plucked PA Parenteau off waivers, they knew he was going to help them in shootouts.Hes done much more than that.Parenteau scored his fifth goal of the season and also connected in the shootout to give the Devils a 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night.Before the start of the season, New Jersey grabbed Parenteau from the New York Islanders.It was just a matter of not seeing eye to eye with the Islanders, said Parenteau, who had 20 goals for Toronto last season. They gave me two or three games in camp. Ive turned the page and I am just happy to be here.Parenteau would not have had a chance in the shootout had not rookie Nick Lappin tied the game in third period. Cory Schneider also stepped up with 31 saves for the Devils, including an outstanding glove stop on Sebastian Aho with 1:48 left in the third period.Parenteau scored over Wards shoulder in the opening round of the shootout, and Taylor Hall finished it after Schneider stopped Jeff Skinner and Jaccob Slavin on the Hurricanes first two chances.They never told me I was going to go, Parenteau said after converting for the 20th time in 43 career shootout attempts. But I have been doing it in my career quite a bit, so I was happy to be the first guy going, and it was nice to get a goal there.Jordan Staal and defenseman Klas Dahlbeck scored for Carolina. Cam Ward was outstanding in making 39 saves, including a 1-on-1 stop against Travis Zajac in the waning seconds of the 5-minute overtime.We can take some good things out of it, Staal said. There are still little things to work on to get better, and thats what we are going to do.Lappin tied the game 2-all at 3:51 of the third period with his first NHL goal. Ward stopped Sergey Kalinin on a power move to the net, but Lappin swatted the rebound under the goalie.Carolina appealed the goal because Vernon Fiddler was in the crease and his skate prevented Ward from blocking the net with his stick. The goal stood after a long review.It was an unbelievable feeling, Lappin said. I got a little nervous when they started reviewing it. I wasnt sure what was going to happen. Thankfully, they called it a good goal.Outplayed badly and down 1-0 after 20 minutes, the Hurricanes woke up in the second period, getting a power-play goal from Staal and a rare one from Dahlbeck.Staal tied the game at 4:23 with Mike Cammalleri in the penalty box for hooking. Slavin carried the puck into the zone and skated into the right circle. He somewhat whiffed on a pass, but the puck found Staal alone at the corner of the net.Dahlbeck, acquired on waivers from Arizona before the start of the season, gave Carolina a 2-1 lead with 2:29 left in the period on a wrist shot from the left boards that found the top of the net. It was his first goal of the season and first in 69 games, dating to Oct. 26, 2015.Ward kept the Hurricanes in the game in the first period, stopping 18 of 19 shots. Parenteau beat him with a shot under the crossbar after taking a backhand pass from Zajac on an odd-man rush.Game notes Hall got his 200th career assist on Parenteaus goal. ... Carolina has played nine of its 12 games on the road. ... This was the second of four games between the teams this season. ... Play was stopped twice in the first period by inadvertent horns. ... 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Subscribe today!Houston RocketsOverall: 80 Title track: 70 Ownership: 66 Coaching: 112 Players: 114 Fan relations: 77 Affordability: 67 Stadium experience: 64 Bang for the buck: 64 Change from last year: -45At the beginning of last season, expectations were high for the Rockets players and fans, after the team made the Western Conference finals in 2015. But an 0-3 start and the firing of coach Kevin McHale 11 games into the season led to a downward spiral. In the end, the off-court drama between James Harden and Dwight Howard got more play than the on-court product. The Rockets were a mess the entire season, and they dropped 45 spots in these standings.Whats goodThe Toyota Center remains one of the nicest arenas in the league and maybe in all of sports. Its spacious concourses, nice sightlines and variety of entertainment (from the Rockets Power Dancers to Clutch the mascot, who has a sidekick who pops out of a garbage can to distract free throw shooters) give the Rockets a nice feel. The overall stadium experience dropped 28 spots from last year, but at 64th, it still represented, along with bang for the buck, the Rockets best showing in these rankings.Whats badMany fans and reporters expected the Rockets (who ranked 25th in opponents points per game last year) to selected a defensive-minded coach such as Jeff Van Gundy to take over from interim coach J.ddddddddddddB. Bickerstaff. Instead, team owner Leslie Alexander went with Mike DAntoni, a noted offensive coach, and Alexander seemed almost in defensive mode at the introductory press conference in May. Fans didnt love the move; the Rockets coaching rank is down 44 spots this year, all the way to 112nd. Alexanders reasoning, which might or might not convince Houston faithful this year? He wanted to play an up-tempo style with 3-pointers galore, so here comes DAntoni.Whats newWhen Dwight Howard left the Rockets in free agency this summer, the team signed Ryan Anderson, Eric Gordon and Nene as new partners for Harden. From a national perspective, Harden gets negative press for his beard, style of play and overall aloofness. But his teammates know he has a nice sense of humor, and his game is probably underappreciated. Without the joyful Howard, however, many fans dont believe the Rockets upgraded the talent around Harden. Houston dropped 62 spots in players, and now only three NBA teams rank worse. Most of the pessimism centers around Anderson and Gordon, two players who will be expected to produce but who have struggled with their health the past few years.Next: Washington Wizards?| Full rankings ' ' '